recaer Conditional Conjugation
recaer — to relapse
The conditional of recaer is regular: recaería, recaerías, recaería, recaeríamos, recaeríais, recaerían.
recaer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would' relapse under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on recaer in the Conditional
The conditional is regular for recaer; simply add the -ía endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no recaería si tuviera más apoyo.
I wouldn't relapse if I had more support.
yo
Dijeron que la herencia recaería en el hijo menor.
They said the inheritance would fall to the youngest son.
él/ella/usted
¿Recaeríais en la misma trampa?
Would you all fall into the same trap again?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recaeria
Correct: recaería
Why: All conditional forms must have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recaigo
The present indicative of recaer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: recaigo.
Preterite
yo: recaí
The preterite of recaer features spelling changes and accents: recaí, recaíste, recayó, recaímos, recaísteis, recayeron.
Imperfect
yo: recaía
The imperfect of recaer is regular but uses accents on the 'í': recaía, recaías, recaía, recaíamos, recaíais, recaían.
Future
yo: recaeré
The future tense of recaer is regular: recaeré, recaerás, recaerá, recaeremos, recaeréis, recaerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recaiga
The present subjunctive of recaer uses the irregular 'g' stem: recaiga, recaigas, recaiga, recaigamos, recaigáis, recaigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recayera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' spelling change: recayera, recayeras, recayera, recayéramos, recayerais, recayeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recae
The imperative uses the 'g' stem for formal commands: recae, recaiga, recaigamos, recaed, recaigan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no recaigas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no recaigas, no recaiga, no recaigamos, no recaigáis, no recaigan.